 | Faith Waning in City Leaders as Budget Chaos Grows
The Memphis city budget battle continues to fester, and it's changing the way people look at all of the Bluff City's elected leaders. That includes Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, who was one of this city's most popular politicians.  Watch Video
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 | Mayor Wharton Presents Another Revised Budget to City Council
Memphis city employees could see their benefits slashed, or your taxes could go up, or both. Mayor A C Wharton released new recommended cuts late Friday night to close the nearly $25 million budget shortfall. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Budget Hearings Begin with Frustration and Confusion
Memphis City Council members are frustrated, confused, and angry with the mayor's budget. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Wharton Unveils Bleak City Budget
The City of Memphis is facing another major budget shortfall. Mayor A C Wharton unveiled his budget plan for this upcoming fiscal year, and he's short around $26 million. Watch Video
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 | Boys & Girls Club Excited about 'Memphis Gun Down' Program
The Boys and Girls Club of Memphis has been battling youth gun crime for decades. They are excited about the city's new plan, saying if everybody pulls together maybe they can make a difference. Watch Video
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 | Taxpayer Have Little Confidence in City Budget Decisions
The state comptroller has no confidence in Memphis city finances. The problem is so serious, Mayor A C Wharton is taking his new budget to the city council next week, less than a month before it's due. Watch Video
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 | City Council Blames Mayor Wharton for Blue Crush Cuts
City Council members say they didn't do it, but Memphis Mayor A C Wharton cut the Police Department budget and now there's no money for Blue Crush projects. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Mayor 'Hurt' by Pinnacle Airlines Leaving Memphis
Bad news is basically illegal in any State of the City Address from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. For example, the mayor never said a word about Pinnacle Airlines moving out of Memphis, or the city losing five hundred jobs. Watch Video
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 | Mayor, MPD Director Unveil Plan to Reduce Gun Crime
A community center shooting injuring two teens happened just moments before Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Police Director Toney Armstrong unveiled their new plan to crack down on gun violence in the Bluff City.
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 | You Paid For It: Mayor's Luxury Car Costs Exceeds Other Cities
Memphis' budget crunch didn't stop its mayor from getting a new luxury Cadillac, costing taxpayers more than $1,200 a month. ABC 24 Senior Investigator Jeni Diprizio breaks down the costs and how they compare to other cities. Watch Video
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| Mayor Wharton Wants Tax Cuts in 2013
Get a drink of water and sit down. Take a deep breath. Ready? I've got some potentially good news from Memphis City Hall.
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 | Mayor Wharton Speaks Out about Upcoming Klan Rally
For the first time, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is talking about a planned Ku Klux Klan rally in the city.
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 | Watch Mayor Wharton's Full State of the City Address
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton delivered his State of the City Address Friday morning. Watch Video
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 | City, County Mayors Share Their Wish List for 2013
Starting the year with prayer. Dozens of people, including the Mayors of Memphis and Shelby County, took part in a New Year's Day prayer breakfast. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Wharton Promises Action on Club Crave
Memphis Mayor Wharton says with city about to take over Beale Street, he doesn't want to be landlord of a place like Club Crave. Watch Video
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| Police Union Questions Mayor Wharton's Criticism of MPD
Keep your nose out of our business. That's the message to Mayor A C Wharton from the union that represents the Memphis Police Department. Watch Video
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 | Reverend Seeks to Heal Relationship between Community, MPD
A local community leader says he's got an idea to help heal the relationships between the citizens of Memphis and MPD, and within the police department itself.
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| Wharton Proposes County Collect both City, County Taxes
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton wants the city to get out of the property tax collection business. Under Wharton's proposal, the Shelby County Tax Collector would also collect your city taxes. Watch Video
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| Waiting for Mayor Wharton's MPD Oversight Committee
Mayor A C Wharton is still weeks away from coming up with a plan to deal with the ongoing problems with the Memphis Police Department. One month ago the mayor said he was going to put a committee together to look into all the complaints, arrests and firings of police officers. It's been three and a half weeks since the mayor said he'd have the names in a couple of days, and he's still not ready.
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| Council Questions Mayor's New Cadillac at Taxpayer's Expense
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is driving around in a brand new Cadillac, and that has some city council members fuming.
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| Mayor Wharton to Announce Police Oversight Committee
With another Memphis police officer in trouble with the law, now Mayor A C Wharton says he's finally got a plan to deal with bad cops. Watch Video
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 | County-Wide Sales Tax Hike Gains Political Support
Nobody likes tax hikes, and face it, people voting to raise their own taxes is a rare thing indeed. But in this case the argument is, think of the kids. Watch Video
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 | Mayor's Pricey Portrait Makes History in Shelby County
A new portrait honoring the first African American Mayor of Shelby County is now hanging in the County's Hall of Mayors. Watch Video
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| Memphis Takes Tips from Philadelphia to Get Tough on Young Thugs
We have the Liberty Bowl. Philadelphia has the Liberty Bell. Other than brotherly love, Memphis and Philly don't have much in common - except for crime. We've got plenty, they've got plenty, and Memphis Mayor A C Wharton wanted to know how they handle things. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Police Union: Good Pay Equals Good Cops
It has been a bad public relations nightmare for the Memphis Police Department. Mayor A C Wharton says he's had enough of "bad apples" on the police force and wants to make some big changes to the way cops are recruited in Memphis. Watch Video
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| Mayor Wharton, City Council Tired of Bad Cops Marring MPD
Enough is enough. That's what Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is saying after the most recent arrest of a Memphis police officer.
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| Mayor Wharton Demands Change with Police Information
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton's battle with the police department shows no signs of ending. In round two of the feud, Wharton criticized the MPD about its refusal to release information about bad cops to the public. The Memphis Police Association, the union representing the city's officers, sees things differently. Watch Video
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 | Wharton Wants Review of MPD after Fatal Off-Duty Shooting
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is ordering a review of internal police procedures following repeated cases of alleged officer misconduct, including an off-duty officer's involvement in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy. Watch Video
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| Minister Leads Protest of Memphis Police, Wharton Administration
As more and more Memphis police officers find their names on the court docket at the Criminal Justice Center, more people are speaking out against police. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Top Cop Not Being Forced Out
After a day of rumors and a closed door meeting between Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Memphis Police director Toney Armstrong, the director still has his job. Watch Video
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| Mayor Works to 'Make it Right' with Annexed South Cordova
Greetings to the residents of South Cordova, and welcome to the city of Memphis. Sure, there was no welcome mat, or much of any notice, but you can rest assured that your new mayor was just as uninformed as you about annexation. Watch Video
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 | City of Memphis Launches 'Smart Government' App
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton says information from the city will become as easy as touching your iPhone. The City of Memphis will now have an app for people who have questions about government, but the key will be whether the information they get will be correct. Watch Video
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| 'Temporary' City Employee Pay Cuts Here to Stay
Memphis city employees aren't going to get their money back. Members of the police union say the cuts of more than four and a half percent were only supposed to last one year, but they will go on indefinitely according to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Watch Video
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 | Tax Hike May Send Even More Memphis Shoppers to DeSoto Co.
With a sales tax of only seven percent, DeSoto County, Mississippi calls out to Memphians. Shop here, save money - and they do. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Wharton Challenges Kids to Say No to Guns
Just say no to guns. That's what Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is telling young people across Memphis. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Mayor's Property Tax Increase Likely Axed
If you own a home in Memphis you can breathe a bit easier. Mayor A C Wharton now says he won't get the 47 cent tax increase he requested. Watch Video
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 | Pricey Consultants Hired to Help Memphis Save Money
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is rolling out a new initiative hoping to make the city more efficient. Instead of looking at the city's money woes one year at a time, he wants to look long term. Surprise, surprise, he's hired a pricey consultant to help do it.
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 | Election Commission: New Library ID Cannot Be Used to Vote
Get out and vote. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton proudly declared Thursday that a new photo ID issued by the Memphis Public Library can be used as a voter ID. But, it turns out that's not true. Watch Video
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 | Cash-Strapped City Hiring $90K Consultant to Lobby Nashville
Memphis is broke, but that didn't stop Mayor A C Wharton from hiring a former Shelby County Commissioner and paying him $90,000. Mike Carpenter is the controversial commissioner who led the charge to cut vacation and sick days for county employees. Now he's working across the street at city hall.
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 | Mayor Offers Compromise on McLean Street Parking
The bike lanes on a strip of McLean in midtown Memphis are causing some residents to peddle away. Watch Video
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 | Cordova Residents Unleash Annexation Anger on Mayor Wharton
Anger and frustration resonated at a public meeting about the recent Cordova annexation. Watch Video
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 | City Hires Mike Carpenter to Head Harahan Bridge Project
The City of Memphis is finally going public about the hiring of a controversial former Shelby County commissioner. The announcement comes just one business day after ABC 24 News told you The Truth about it.
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| Game Plan Needed to Curb Rampant Home Burglaries
When Mayor Wharton heard Memphis has more than 760 residential break-ins a month, he said the MPD needs to break up some things it's doing to tackle the problem. Now police aren't too happy about Wharton's input. Watch Video
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 | City Budget Leaves Mayor Nervous for the Future
The City of Memphis has a budget but the Mayor says the city's battle is far from over. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Seeks Advice on Youth Gun Violence from Gang Leaders
Between 2008 and 2011, 400 people under the age of 24 were shot and killed in Memphis. Mayor A C Wharton says he's tired of it, and he's asking for help from everybody - even gang leaders. Watch Video
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| Strife Continues between Mayor Wharton, Police Union
Memphis Police Association President Mike Williams might not be sending any Christmas cards to Mayor A C Wharton this year. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Wharton Joins AT&T Campaign Against Texting While Driving
Texting while driving is a dangerous trend that's fast becoming an epidemic. Watch Video
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 | New Budget Means Fewer Funds to Fight Memphis Blight
The Memphis fight against blight is about to take a beating of its own as the new city budget takes effect Sunday. Watch Video
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| Mayor Wharton Responds to Disabled City Retiree Audit
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton finally answers questions about a plan to force disabled retired city employees to prove they are still disabled. Watch Video
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| Affordable Care Act Anything But Affordable to Cash-Strapped Cities
The Affordable Care Act from President Obama will be anything but affordable to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. It will mean that the city must insure more of its workers. Watch Video
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